How one man turned the art of propaganda against Nazi Germany

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Peter Pomerantsev tells the remarkable story of journalist Sefton Delmer, ‘the nearly forgotten genius of propaganda’.

Ever since they trundled that wooden horse up to the gates of Troy – a gift bearing Greeks – deception has been one of warfare’s indispensable arts, and demoralising the enemy’s loved ones as a means of sapping the will to risk his life for them has been one of its objectives.

While some in the establishment would never be persuaded this uppity journalist was a “safe pair of hands”, Delmer’s unpredictability gave Britain a decisive edge as the tides of war ebbed and surged. Despite detractors’ doubts, his Voldemort, the German master propagandist Joseph Goebbels, knew the Nazis were vulnerable, telling his diary: “If the English were to make a difference between the German people and ourselves, they could undoubtedly gain more.

A real-life Weimar cabaret illusionist performing as “Vicki” told German citizens ″⁣to put their morning samples of urine into small bottles and post them to the Ministry of Health in Berlin. The German postal services was clogged for weeks.”Yes Sir, That’s My Baby

 

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